Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tyler Perry Was ‘Creeped Out’ by Actress Who Bought a Billboard to Get His Attention

Racquel Bailey/Tyler Perry

*Tyler Perry had no idea he hired the actress who bought a billboard to get his attention and then landed a role in his new show!

We previously reported… actress Racquel Bailey appeared on TMZ Live and said her Billboard stunt worked because Perry’s team reached out to her and asked her to submit a tape. They must have been quite impressed with what they saw because she landed a role in one of his new TV shows.

Perry recently opened up about Bailey getting cast on his new series “Sistas.”

“That was scary as hell. I was really creeped out about it,” Tyler said of her billboard.

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RACQUEL BAILEY/TYLER PERRY
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“She auditioned. I didn’t even know it was her. I had separated the two in my mind. She got the job and after she gets the job, they tell me, ‘Oh that’s the girl from the billboard!’ I go, ‘What? Why didn’t somebody tell me!?’ It’s good that she’s good because if you put up a billboard and you suck, it’s not going to work.”

Tyler previously explained why he doesn’t recommend other aspiring actors pull similar billboard stunts to get his attention. 

” This is not the way to get my attention if you’re looking for a role in one of my shows. Please DON’T DO THIS, SAVE YOUR MONEY!! This is the third time that someone has done this. PLEASE STOP! To audition is FREE!! I’m sure you can use that money for a better purpose. I love that you want to work with me, and I love that you invest in yourself. But when you do things like this it puts my team on high alert and makes me look at you sideways. I know the message that you want to send is a positive one, but this comes across as the opposite. Again, the best way to work for me is to AUDITION and it’s FREE! We post breakdowns all the time for actors. JUST COME AND AUDITION. And by the way, you were great in THE NIGHT OF! It was my favorite show a couple years ago. I ALREADY SAW YOU!! So just audition and keep your money!! Again, I appreciate your effort, but that’s not the way to work for me. God bless you dreamer. I have no doubt you will make it one day!!”

Watch Perry tell it via the clip below: 

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